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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Shine On

[Photo from Style Like U]

When you are a teenager and want to rebel one of the first things you can do to express yourself is is grab a box of colored hair dye and go to town.The ladies above may be covering their silver locks, but they choose to do it in a defiant and daring way.They defy the conventional expectations that come with aging and instead of fading into the spotlight they shine on as inspiration for people of all ages to remain self expressive, take risks and embrace life.

as I soon-to-be 50-year-old gal, and one with lots of bright style, I can't tell you what your post today means to me. I love your blog so much and it really warms my heart to know that there are other fashionable folks of advancing age out there in the world (because they sure aren't in my neck of the woods!) thanks a bunch.

For my 50th birthday, I dyed my hair purple. Vivid grape purple! I have long hair, so it took a ton of dye, and I had to lighten it first. A real pain to maintain, but I kept it for a year. Then faded purple, which is really kinda pink, then burgundy. Now I'm a fiery red with brunette undertones. I haven't seen my natural blonde in ages, I think it is a salt and silver dishwater now if my roots are any indication.

My hair went grey in my 20's, so I have dyed my hair in crazy colours for the past 20 years. I have ended up with blue, as it covers the grey perfectly, and in daylight it is almost luminous!However, I will go for pastel shades in the future.

I'm a designer, and in 2008, we made our seasonal look book where one of the models was a beautiful and mature woman. We exhibited the pictures and catalogue at fashion fairs in Copenhagen and Paris, and people came into our stand to talk about this model on the pictures, as much as looking at the clothes! I didn't expect the pictures to create that much (positive) attention. It was so great, and it really inspires me to continue working with mature women as models in the future.

my hair went gray quickly in middle age, to a nice gray, but i looked like a dirty snowball with a face, so i've been adding some purple streaks for many years. i live in a small town, but i've gotten many compliments and lots of enthusiasm from friends, students & strangers.maybe i'll try a new color...btw,my hair goddess says the redder colors last longer than the bluey ones.

Beautiful! My mother, a 69-year-old tomboy who lives in southern Maine, underwent chemotherapy for colon cancer last year. To celebrate making it throught the treatment (which was gruelling but did not cause much hair loss), she died the bangs oh her steel-gray pixie a vibrant royal blue. She looked amazing, got way more compliments than bemused stares, and explained that blue was the colon cancer awareness color when questioned. It was a gear example of a strong older woman letting her freak flag fly!

Getting grey hair is one of the reasons I can't wait to get older (I already have some actually ^^;) because you can do anything with it without having to bleach it. I would go for a copper tone then (similar but not quite like Vivienne Westwood)...but these ladies with their purples and pinks are gorgeous as well.